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The weather for Columbus Day weekend was perfect. We took the opportunity to spend the entire weekend outside visiting a variety of locations.
On Friday morning we made our way to the west of the state near Keene, NH. This weekend was the peak weekend for the New England foliage which made every direction we looked in, that much more impressive. Saturday we drove to Walpole and to a delightful chocolate shop and café called Burdicks. We stopped for coffee and a pastry before buying some chocolates in the shop.

We spent the rest of the day driving around and visiting various farm/cheese shops. We also visited Alyson’s Orchard to buy some apples. Later on we also went to Bellows Falls, VT and purchased a ticket for the scenic train ride to Chester for tomorrow morning.

When we got home we went for a little walk and discovered a frightened looking racoon at the back of the garage!

On Sunday we made our way back to Bellows Falls railway station for our scenic train ride up to Chester, VT. It was a perfect day for weather and the scenery from the train was spectacular. The train travels along the Connecticut and Williams rivers and provides views of the Brockway Mills Gorge including two covered bridges and a waterfall.
Below is a video and some pictures from the journey.

Following the scenic train ride we had a Chinese buffet and then returned to the house for a 4 mile walk through the woods exploring old cellar holes and hoping for a glimpse of some deer. The trees lining the walk were very pretty. We saw deer tracks but no deer on this occasion.

On Monday (Columbus Day) we headed back to the seacoast area.